Sacred Pigs

[TomK]

Putting aside the fact that the TMT would not prevent anyone from hunting, gathering, teaching and providing, I'm a little puzzled by the following argument. As Leilanidude points out, it's extremely unlikely the first Hawaiian's brought pigs to Hawaii for hunting, rather, it's much more likely they brought them as a food source to be kept in captivity. On the other hand, ancient Hawaiians used their knowledge of stars to navigate the Pacific and the heavens played a large part in the ancient culture (e.g., http://www.imiloahawaii.org/72/hawaiian-starlines) and continues today.

So why is hunting pigs OK but astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea bad?